Leviticus 20:26

Translations

Modern

You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

Traditional

And ye shall be holy unto me: for I the Lord am holy, and have severed you from other people, that ye should be mine.

Literal

And you shall be holy to Me, for I, YHWH, am holy; and I have separated you from the peoples, that you should be unto Me.

Latin

Eritis mihi sancti, quia sanctus sum ego Dominus, et separavi vos a ceteris populis, ut essetis mei.

Original

Hebrew

English

You are to be holy to Me because I, the LORD, am holy, and I have set you apart from the nations to be My own.

Notes

Leviticus 20:9–27

Pagan worship influenced ethics, so God has family rules follow those about pagan religious practices. Some laws in this section repeat parts from Leviticus 18:6–30, which come before the section on proper expressions of holiness (19:1–37). These issues connect. Proper worship of God leads to good behavior toward others, while improper worship leads to moral violations.

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1 Peter 1:15–16
But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
Leviticus 20:7
Consecrate yourselves, therefore, and be holy, because I am the LORD your God.
Leviticus 20:24
But I have told you that you will inherit their land, since I will give it to you as an inheritance—a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the LORD your God, who has set you apart from the peoples.
Leviticus 19:2
“Speak to the whole congregation of Israel and tell them: Be holy because I, the LORD your God, am holy.
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
Deuteronomy 7:6
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all peoples on the face of the earth.
Deuteronomy 26:18–19
And today the LORD has proclaimed that you are His people and treasured possession as He promised, that you are to keep all His commandments,
Deuteronomy 14:2
…for you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.
Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
Revelation 4:8
And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Revelation 3:7
To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.
Psalm 99:5
Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at His footstool; He is holy!

Glossary

Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Dietary Laws History of Israel Incest Leviticus, Book of Offerings and Sacrifices Psychics

Topics

God: Holiness of God: Love of, Exemplified Holiness: General Scriptures Concerning Righteous: Relation of, to God

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